Flood has been Rutgers offensive line coach for the past seven years and feels that the experience of working with Schiano will help him in this role.

Athletic Director Tim Pernetti did not put a firm deadline on when a coach would be in place, but said it was doable that it could happen by signing day.

Flood feels hiring from within the program would help maintain recruits, noting that "recruiting is always about relationships" and that the recruits have already built relationships with the current coaching staff.

He added that the players already in school have slowly adjusted to Thursday's news.

"I think there's always a little bit of the feeling of they don't understand why when something like this happens," Flood said. "As time goes on it gets a little easier for them. I've gotten a tremendous amount of support from the players for the Rutgers program."